Ice cream vendor is robbed, attacked by teens in Evanston, police say

Man's $130 was taken, and he was thrown to the ground

The 36-year-old vendor was on a bicycle cart at Lake Street and Dewey Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday when about seven teenagers on bikes approached him and asked to buy ice cream, police said.

When the vendor pulled out his wallet to make change, one youth grabbed the wallet then threw him to the ground, police said. They said the group then rode away with the man's proceeds for the day, about $130.

Police stopped a group of teens soon after but released them when the vendor could not identify them as his attackers, police said. They said the vendor was not seriously injured and did not require medical attention.